The 2022-23 BC Hockey League regular season begins tomorrow night with a full slate of nine games across the league. All 18 teams will play their season openers on Friday, including the Penticton Vees raising their championship banner at home against the Trail Smoke Eaters. Elsewhere, the Merritt Centennials will kick off their 50th Anniversary […]
In the weeks leading up to the start of the 2022-23 season, we will be going team-by-team to profile new players coming in for the upcoming year. This will include recaps of offseason commitments and acquisitions, as well as scouting reports from the coaches. We will start with the Interior Conference. Next up is the […]
On this week’s episode of the BCHL Podcast, we have two special guests who just had BCHL year-end trophies named after them. Our first interview is with longtime NHL play-by-play man and former voice of the Vancouver Canucks Jim Hughson (4:05) who got his start calling BCJHL games in Penticton and Kelowna in the 1970s […]
At the most recent BCHL Annual General Meeting, the Board of Governors unanimously voted in favour of updating the names of several year-end awards, as well as adding a pair of new trophies. Over the coming weeks, the league will unveil these changes. The next award to have its name changed is the BCHL’s Broadcaster […]
At the most recent BCHL Annual General Meeting, the Board of Governors unanimously voted in favour of updating the names of several year-end awards, as well as adding a pair of new trophies. Over the next two weeks, the league will unveil these changes. The first award to have its name changed is the league’s […]
Photo credit: Jack Murray (Hopkins) Garrett James Photography (Jugnauth, Dyck) The 2022 NHL Entry Draft starts tomorrow with Round 1 and continues with Rounds 2 through 7 on Friday. Like every year at the draft, there are several BCHL players expected to be taken. Today, we will take a look at the top prospects from […]
Photo credits: Garrett James Photography (Jugnauth, Dyck, Littler, Hedquist), Jack Murray (Hopkins) With the NHL Draft set to begin tomorrow, we have a special podcast for you featuring full-length interviews with the five BCHL players listed by NHL Central Scouting on their final rankings. On this week’s episode, we talk with West Kelowna Warriors defenceman […]
Photo credit: Jack Murray For the first time in two years, the NHL Draft will be held in person, this time on July 7 and 8 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Que. This year, NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings include five players that played in the BCHL last season. Leading up to the draft, […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Hockey Canada announced rosters for several camps this summer, including the Under-18 Selection Camp and the Under-17 Development Camp, both of which feature BCHL players. The U18 Selection Camp roster was announced on June 16 and includes Penticton Vees forward Bradly Nadeau and Victoria Grizzlies forward Matthew Wood. Nadeau scored […]
The 2011-12 Penticton Vees team who won the Fred Page Cup, Doyle Cup and National Championship, while also setting the record for the longest winning streak in Canadian Junior A history, will be inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame on July 22. That season, the Vees won 42 consecutive regular-season games from November […]
